already buy ready-made in Moscow, and give that fabric you prepared to Mite or Mark. I ask only one thing especially — devil's skin, because on the hunt I tear clothes most dreadfully. If my straw hat is intact (a Parisian one at that, damn it!), let him bring it. Prominsky, true, has already started making hats here (sometimes resembling... felt boots!), but that's for spring and autumn, not for summer. Then perhaps this — kid-skin gloves, if one can buy them without fitting (I doubt this). I've never worn them, neither in Petersburg nor in Paris, but in Shushushun I want to try — in summer against mosquitoes. You can put a net on your head, but the arms catch it rather badly. Gleb assures me that the local mosquitoes bite through gloves — but I don't believe it. Of course, one must choose proper gloves — not for dancing, but for mosquitoes. Then also paper, lined in squares: I doubt there is any in Minusinsk, and I don't need much anyway — some forty sheets with squares of various sizes, from the finest to the coarsest.

Anyuta asks — when is the wedding and even who are we "inviting"?! How hasty she is!

First Nadezhda Konstantinovna must arrive, then for marriage one needs permission from the authorities — we are completely rightless people after all. There's your "invitation"!

As to verbalisme and phraseologie, it seems to me one must translate: verbalism (with explanation) and phraseology... Though this is not a proper translation, but mere transcription, but what else can one do? And "dilettantism" instead of verbalism — that's altogether different, even the opposite rather. Verbalism is perhaps closer to scholasticism, i.e., to excess (false) learning, than to dilettantism. However, I don't recall how exactly these words are used in Labriola.

Thanks for Bogdanov. I've already read 1/2. Very interesting and sound. I think of writing a review.

As to Manyasha's questions: what kind of voice does Gleb have?.. Hm, hm! It must be a baritone — I suppose. Yes, he sings the same things that Mark and I used to "shout" together (as the nanny used to say).

Another question: won't she get homesick in Paris? — Quite possible. But now she herself has seen abroad and can judge. And I lived in Paris only a month, did little work there, mostly ran about the "sights." Unclear to me also whether Manyasha wants to study or go only for the summer.

I thank Mark for his letter. But let him not forget about Gogol's "Ivan Andreyichs." I don't know what progress there is in Russia with you, but here, undoubtedly, they are in full bloom and are interested not only in whether the standard prances and the young ladies prance.

I'm astonished that you hear nothing about the "Son of the Fatherland." Today in the *Russian Thought* (for November or December '97) I saw that this newspaper is declared the organ of populists *pur sang*.

Until next time. Your V. U.

We now have real cold here, so we've given up hunting and only go walking — still to the forest. But my apartment is warm, and the clothes even warmer.

The list of books I wanted to get — Manyasha should send to Nadezhda Konstantinovna — she will look for them in SPB, if of course it's not too late now.

If you still have any children's books with pictures, let N. K. bring them for Prominsky's children.

A. Semenov. Survey of Historical Information on Industry and Trade. 3 volumes.

An old book, from the 50s or 60s, or earlier.

Collection of Information and Materials from the Ministry of Finance Department. SPB., for
1865, No. 6.
1866, Nos. 4 and 5.
1867, No. 6 (June) especially.

Materials Describing the Trades of Vyatka Province. 5 issues. Vyatka, 1880s.
(The 2nd issue Manyasha already has).

* — genuine, purebred. Ed.